The Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial will feature a selection of contemporary prints created at the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts on the Umatilla Reservation in northeastern Oregon during the past two years. Organized by Willamette University Professor Rebecca Dobkins and Crow’s Shadow Master Printer Frank Janzen, the exhibition will open November 9, 2013 and continue through February 2, 2014, in the Study Gallery and Print Study Center.

Whiting Tennis is a Seattle-based mixed media artist who merges interests in folk and Pop art with surrealism in his artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and collages. Often derived from doodles and automatic drawings, his art combines Western landscapes, lonely forms, and dilapidated buildings to create a distinctly American narrative. Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition will feature a range of work from the past 10 years.

Classified staff luncheons are coordinated each month by the Classified Council with a different staff area organizing each month's luncheon. This month's luncheon will be planned by Area 6 (Facilities Management, Building Maintenance, and Grounds).

Chaplain Karen Wood will lead an informal Christian prayer service, using liturgy from the Iona and Taizé communities and a meditative reading and reflection on a short passage of scripture. Everyone is invited to come!

In response to recent assaults in our community, Bishop Wellness is hosting a FREE Self-Defense Seminar for anyone who is interested in learning about self-defense in a safe environment.
No experience is necessary, but come to the class wearing clothes you are comfortable moving in, like yoga pants and a shirt you are comfortable ripping (maybe bring an extra shirt).
Instructor Tamantha will be discussing awareness, avoidance and prevention, as well as teaching a number of defense techniques including Wrist Grab, Bear Hug and Ground Choke.

Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, Willamette '95, discusses the Chinook and Coast Salish healing traditions are based on relationships with places, how those places are traditionally sources of healing, and how contemporary Native communities are in turn working to heal places as well.
Books will be available for purchase at this event.